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a perfect place to begin
00:28
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and that’s the part that hurts the most
with a head start on the search
we still can’t close in
to a future state we all could live in
what a perfect place to begin
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an opening
01:24
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can’t find an opening I like
this sweater’s too tight
sometimes some things too good to be true
are still happening to you
no matter what you do
can’t find an opening
can’t find an opening that’ll pay
at the end of an earnest day
what makes it all worthwhile in the end
is love and friends
and long weekends
can’t find an opening
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the stolen picassos are here to stay
though they gone away to where we just can’t say
but one day we will find them
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down to the surface
02:21
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we go down to the surface
is anybody nervous?
it might take a while to get to where you really wanna go
you know
I know I’ve taken the blame
for all sorts of your pain
I can’t keep it going down
it’s coming up now
down to the surface
this spiritual circus
we go down to the surface
our circular purpose
down to the surface
put the needle on the record
(put the pedal on the metal)
you’re playing chess, I’m playing checkers
(you’re playing rock, I’m playing metal)
I can’t keep it going down
it’s coming up now
down to the surface
this spiritual circus
we go down to the surface
our circular purpose
down to the surface
is anybody else nervous?
we go down to the surface
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more wonderful
02:58
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it’s like you said before
I’ve been living in my own little world
you said you could love two people at the same time
with the same intensity
wondering how pure love could turn to a blend
did you ever think that we could be more than friends?
why would you second guess things
when you’re feeling them for the first time now?
the closer that you get to be the person that you want to be
I see that person standing in front of me!
will you never trust in things you cannot see?
that seem to be?
more than the most that you have ever had before
we had more
now that the coast was clear
we could continue as before
with more to say
more comfortable
every day
more wonderful
it’s like you said before
I’ve been living in my own little world
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6. |
they say
01:19
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they say
I shouldn’t want to but I do
it’s sticking like glue
to everything you do
it’s the very thing you’ve sought
oh, a penny for your thoughts
somehow we got lost
you found jesus, I found myself
in the middle of it now
wondering how you could sleep tonight
I could tell
we attract when we rebel
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7. |
virtual trespassing
02:07
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they say we got off too light
trading sound for pictures
colors for light
virtual trespassing
asking for money for what once was free
when love is all we mean
how easy to simplify
how appropriate to imply
how you want it to be is how it is
how you want it to be is how it is
how you’d like it to be is how it is
how you want it to be is how it is
virtual trespassing
asking for money for what once was free
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9. |
in the next life
03:05
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in the next life I’m gonna be
everything that I was meant to be
in this life
in the next life we’re gonna say
everything that we should say in this life
this life
this life we can’t outlive
the time this life permits
this life we can’t unlive
the lie the truth forgives
in the next life we’re gonna be
so much better to each other than in this life
this life
in the next life we’re gonna believe
in the next life after that one
what matters is this one
this life
this life we can’t outlive
the time this life permits
this life we can’t unlive
the lie the truth forgives
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10. |
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the stolen picassos are hiding out
though we’re finding out more about their whereabouts
each and every day now
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11. |
actually pretty good
02:57
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it’s actually pretty good
the way you make me feel I should
accidentally we could
break lots of records
making love in a way it should be
actually pretty good
I can tell you’ve never been picked on
(or picked for)
or picked up quite your keep
all your bad habits, now I’m sure you’ve kicked them
but it’s making it so much harder to sleep
it’s actually pretty good
the way you make me feel I should
accidentally we could
break lots of records
making love in a way it should be
actually pretty good
the something you wanted you could never quite get
when you’re drowning you don’t care about getting wet
you just wonder where the next breath is
or was that the last?
your body just relaxes
there is never a good time to say this
there is never a bad time too
but what some might mistake for courageous
was actually just something you felt you had to do
it’s actually pretty good
the way you make me feel I should
accidentally we could
break lots of records
making love in a way it should be
actually pretty good
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good at looking good
02:30
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you’re good at looking good but not at much else
you’re good at feeling good but not at what I felt
when everything’s in service to the surface should just gleam
trending on a topic of an optical dream
you’re good at looking good and getting seen
you’re good at looking good
but not at seeing it my way
you’re really good at taking my breath away
one of us is affordable, the other one is free
you’re good at looking good but not at looking at me
when you’re looking good what do you see?
you bat your lashes like you’re battening down the hatches
you hit on victims like for a batting average
you’re good at looking good at looking right past the cause
I don’t understand you now but no one does
you’re easy on the eyes but hard to love
you’re good at looking good at looking good
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13. |
a sense of home
02:29
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I’ve been living for the time
when I could call you mine
I have been looking for the day
I think I’m finding my way
and I’ve been thinking very hard
and I don’t think I’m very far
I’m coming home
I’m starting to lose my sense of fear
and I’m starting to sense that you’re near
I love you more than you know
I’m finally gaining a sense of home
I’d walk 10,000 miles for you
and I hope you can sense that I’m true
and if there is a time when you’re alone
you’ll soon sense that I’m coming home
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14. |
the tomorrow
01:45
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the tomorrow I know
is the tomorrow I don’t know
the promise of each morning
by the midday
it never obeys
hell, it seldom behaves
the tomorrow that we want
is what we make of today – what do you say?
the solace of each evening
is the time we get to spend here
it’s the price
of the fear
of the unknown
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15. |
asked and answered
01:37
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asked and answered
do we not agree?
some things get censored for the majority
of the user base, losing face
some things take precedence
but nothing takes your place
asked and answered
the point is moot
you’re stealing glances like you’re running away with the loot
asked and answered
who are you talking to?
I could be shouting at a wall for all it seems to mean to you
asked and answered
on the count of three
if you can’t listen you should listen to me
asked and answered
do I repeat myself?
well, yes, sometimes I do it quite well
and often seem lost in dream
the calendar says something else
but you’re still living in your teens
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16. |
a little bit frightening
01:11
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it’s a little bit frightening
you know me so well
it’s kind of exciting
you know me better than I know myself
it’s a little bit frightening
let’s turn down the lighting
I’ve got a secret you should never tell
let’s firm up the timing
you live someplace but never dwell
let’s burn now the findings
these long days and lonely nights
you know
you know I’ve known them too
blind dates and slowing losing your sight
you’re seeing things too
you’ve got so much to do
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17. |
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you used to be able to smoke at shows
you know, you know
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18. |
ripe for a remake
02:38
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why do we even try at all?
against all odds
and not the movie either
though I must say
if we made it and it made a killing
what would be your take?
ripe for a remake
and now I’m gone again
‘til god knows when
but your secret is safe with me
you’re lips probably not
if you speak the magic words
the spell it shall break
ripe for a remake
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the stolen picassos send back false positives
about where they live and who they love
maybe you could see them from above
what you remember
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the stolen picassos Chicago, Illinois
members of the stolen picassos, dave martin and david richardson, live in two distant and remote
lands.
they stay connected through an elaborate series of 1's and 0's sent over digital airwaves.
occasionally dave makes the trap-laden trek to david's home studio where they musically joust, cast spells and conjure new sounds.
they don't want to die. they want to record more music.
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